Azerbaijan accuses Russia of trying to hide causes of plane crash
The Peninsula
Baku, Dec 29, 2024 (AFP) Azerbaijan s president Ilham Aliyev on Sunday said the Azerbaijan Airlines jet that crashed this week was shot at from Russi...
Baku, Dec 29, 2024 (AFP) -Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev on Sunday said the Azerbaijan Airlines jet that crashed this week was shot at from Russia and called for Moscow to admit "guilt" in the disaster.
He said the jet which crashed this week, killing 38 of the 67 people onboard, was hit "by accident" by Russia.
On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised over the crash, but stopped short of accepting that it might have been hit by Russian fire.
"The facts are that the Azerbaijani civilian plane was damaged from the outside over Russian territory, near the city of Grozny, and almost lost control," Aliyev said in televised comments, according to state news agency, Azertag.
"We also know that electronic warfare systems put our plane out of control," he said, adding that "at the same time, as a result of fire from the ground, the tail of the plane was also severely damaged."
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